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March 8, 1932. H FLECK 1,848,521

FITTING Filed Jan. 19, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR V RLBERT H-F'LE'LK ATTORNEY$ March 8, 1932. H. FLECK 1,848,521

FITTING Fil ed Jan. 19 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR HLBERT H- F'LECKATTORNEY-5 Patented Mar. 8, 1932 TUNIJTED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT'IELECK, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, .ASSIGNOR OF TWO-FIFTHS TO MICHAEL B. Y YKOELLIKER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO FITTING Application filed January 19,1931; Serial No. 509,561.

' 7 'My invenion relates to bath, basin and receptable fittings,especially outlet valv'es and operators. therefor, all as hereinaftershown anddes'cribed in greater detail and as more concisely set forth inthe claims. One object ofmy improvement is to provide a simple anddurable outletvalve fitting and operating device Whichmay bev easilyinstalled and adjustably fitted to a basin or tub with a minimum amountof' labor and expense. A further object-is to provide valved means whichmay be easily operated but not easily put out of order byrrepeatedusage. Another object isto provide a Valve and fitting which will 115permit the freeescape of water when the valve is opened and which willnot collect foreign matter readily and become easily closed andobstructed. These and other obj jects are embodied in the specificconstruction '20 shown in the accompanying drawings, in

which Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a portion of a lavatory bowl orbasin embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 a sectional view of the lowerpart of the waste fitting and spiral operating member online 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross section in plan of the adjusting andtightening nut on line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4: a perspective view ofthe outlet valve itself. Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1, butshowing a modified form of the invention.

The receptacle shown in the drawings represents a portion of a lavatorybasin 2 having a tubular outlet fitting 3 in its bottom and an overflowpassage 4: in one side wall which 36 opens into a chambered boss 5through which fitting 3 extends. A discharge pipe 6 is connected to thelower end of tubular fitting 3, and a sealing washer 7 and screw nut 8fasten the fitting tightly within boss 5. Fitting 3 40 has a flangedupper end 9 seated upon a sealing gasket 10 within the bottom of thebasin,

and the sides of the fitting contain openings 11 through which theoverflow water may pass freely into the fitting from passage 4. Theupper end 9 of the fitting contains a circular drain opening 12 borderedby a fiar ing valve seat 14, and a beveled disc-shaped valve 15 closessaid drain opening tightly when lowered upon said seat. To permit the50' valve to find its seat readily it may be loosely connected to aguiding and supporting member 16 confined within the tubular fitting andfree to slide vertically within limits therein. As shown in Fig. 4,member 16 is made of a fiat strip of metal bentinto a U or-yoke-shapeand provided with a central opening 17 in its cross part 18 to receive aheaded stud 19 depending from the bottom of valve 15. In some casesvalve 15 must be ground to its seat, and the valve is thereforepreferably connected in rotatable union with yoke member 16 to permitgrinding op,- erations. On the other hand it is not desirable to havethe yoke member rotate within The-opposite leg 22 of rod or shaft 24which is supported within a lateral branch 25 of the fitting. Branchpart-25 may be made separable or integral with the body of the fitting,and the oscillatory shaft may have a spherical enlargement 26 between.is opposite ends to permit this element to be socketed and held in placeby a nut 27 and to oscillate in a vertical plane whereby the yoke may bereciprocated and the valve raised and lowered in respect 'to' its seat.The outer end of oscillatory shaft 24 may be of any desirable length andit protrudes through nut 27 and carries a sleeve or tubular extension 28having a flattened extremity 29 containing a straight slot 30 throughwhich a twisted bar or spiral strip of metal 31 extends. This spirallytwisted element is rotatably supported in a tubular bushing or sleeve 32seatedupon the top or rim 33, of the basin and fastened thereto by a nut34. A knob or handle 35 of any desired shape or form surmounts thespiral operating member 31 and may be affixed thereto by a set screw 36,and a depending flange 37 on this knob or handle covers the joint atjthetop of the enlarged escutcheon portion 38 of the supporting tube orsleeve 32 to prevent the :oscillateshaft 24 sweepingly'in anaro'ofsubstantialf length and" easily without bind; by "merely rotatingthe knob orhandle35 partially, say'one quarter orhalf of a turnthereentrance of water between the parts. The lower end of supportingtube 32 has a flaring entrance or seat 39 at its lower end to receivethe conical end 40 of a collar 41 atfixed to the spiral bar 31, and theopening in this collar corresponds in'part to the crosssectional shapeofthe bar so that the collar will beTotated'When it isslippedlongitudlnally along the bar into engaging-position with theiflaring;endseat 39. A-setscrew-42v serves to fasten thiscollarin--rotatablebearing engagement with seat 39 so that i the spiralbar will not bind or tilt when engaged; and rotated by hand engagementat the knob or handle. Preferably, bar- 31 is twisted uni- 7Difierentspiral lshapes maybe given to the operatingbar 81," thatis,[the pitch orslant i ofthefspirally twisted portions thereof may 7 Vbexin'creased or'decreased, butpreterablya bottom of the valve.

relatively" steep pitch or'slantis desired to of. For-"example, ab'arorishaft twistedspi rally or'providedwith spirals approximatelyoperatively connected with said valve, a I'otatable shaft twistedspirally, and a slidable extension for said lever having an openingtherein, ofsubstantially the same shape as the cross sectional form ofsaid shaft and through which opening the shaft extends loosely. g a V 2;In bath, basin and receptacle fittings, a tubular outlet member, aU-shaped guide hav ing valve; member loosely connected therewith topermit rotation of said valve in respect to said guide, an oscillatorylever connected to said yoke, and rotatable means for operating saidlever. V

32 Inb'ath, basin and receptacle fittings, an outlet tube and valve;meansfor operating said valve; including a rotatableishaffi a I tubularsupport for said shaft; andailbieveled locking collar fixed tosaid'shaft and-rotatg ably engagingsaid support.

4; In'ba'th, basin and receptacle fittin'gs fan 3 outlet member andvalve, means foropen mg and-closmgsmd' valve, ncluding 'a re} tatablecontrolling shaft havingv sp1rally.

twisted bodyfa tubularsupport' for'said shaft, anda-locking collarfixe'dto said shaft in rotatable" bearing, engagement with said support. *1;In testimony whereof llafiix my si' ature.

one to'two'in'ches in l engthi'three-eighths to one half" inch indiameter will oscillate fort andpower.

cording to the invention but modifiedlto effect closure of the:drain'opening upon an upward inovementof the valve In this case theupper: end offtubula'r body 43 is providd with a removable drain plug 44having a valve seat at its bottom, and valve 45 is wholly confinedwithin the fitting and adapted; tobe raised and lowered therein byiayoke member?" 46*afiixedby; a nut'47 to a: screwthreaded lug orstem4-8diependingfrom the This valve may be grasped'and lifted by a knobor'projection 49 extending f upwardly from I the center. of thespherically shaped valve should its removal from "the. fitting be foundnecessary. The spiral operating shaft 50in this'figure is also lookedwithinitssupporting member 51 by a collar 52, but inthis case the endofmemher '51 is beveled externally and the collar provided'with aflaring seat, a reversal ofthe for'mationshown' in Fig. 1. 7

What Ielaim', is I" 5 bath, basin and receptacle fittings, an outlettube and valve," an oscillatory lever haft 24in substantial degree withlittle ef

